Trying to change the way half the world cooks is a big task, especially for one man. Good thing social entrepreneur Ruben Walker joined Impact Hub Amsterdam! His company, African Clean Energy, has launched the ACE 1, a smokeless cookstove that will eradicate the health, environmental and poverty-inducing harm caused by cooking on open flames or using dirty fuel (which is the way 3 billion people worldwide currently cook).

Through Impact Hub Amsterdam he connected with another member, Karim Maarek, of Teach to Fish, a Crowdfunding company which he hired to create a Kickstarter campaign for the ACE 1 (bit.ly/AfricanCleanEnergyKickstarter). Ruben was also placed with three top-class interns specializing in marketing, project management and grant writing. Impact Hub Amsterdam also put him in contact with a well-known animator and experienced designer to create a video and revamp the company’s website.

Within the span of only a few months, he brought on over a dozen people to work on his campaign.  “When you’re trying to realize a big idea it’s important to surround yourself with supportive people who want to help. That’s what the Impact Hub does for African Clean Energy”, says Ruben.
To learn more about the campaign and join the cooking revolution, click here! bit.ly/AfricanCleanEnergyKickstarter

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David Boniface is a Digital Globalization Consultant, Linguist and Founder.